Home or fabric care compositions comprising certain dye-polymer complexes

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to home or fabric care compositions comprising certain dye-polymer complexes. Additionally, methods for coloration of home or fabric care compositions using said dye-polymer complexes are disclosed.

This application claims benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 60/967,533, filed Sep. 5, 2007, the contents of which are incorporated by reference.

The present invention relates to home or fabric care compositions comprising certain dye-polymer complexes. Additionally, methods for the coloration of home or fabric care compositions using said dye-polymer complexes are disclosed.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

WO 00/25730 and WO 00/25731 are aimed at the stabilization of body care and household products.

U.S. Pat. app. No. 60/377,381, filed May 2, 2002, discloses the use of selected hindered nitroxyl, hydroxylamine and hydroxylamine salt compounds in formulations of body care products, household products, textiles and fabrics, and is incorporated herein by reference.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,492,686 discloses cosmetic makeup compositions containing pigments salified with amine functions, and is incorporated herein by reference.

It is now found that certain dye-polymer complexes provide outstanding stable coloration of home or fabric care compositions and products.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present invention pertains to a home or fabric care composition comprising

(a) an effective colorizing amount of one or more dye-polymer complexes formed from

-   -   (i) one or more cationic polymers and     -   (ii) one or more anionic dyes,         wherein components (a) (i) and (a) (ii) are complexed to form         particles prior to addition to said home or fabric care         composition and wherein said complex remains as particles in the         finished product; and

(b) optional additional ingredients.

The cationic polymers of component (a) (i) can be natural, modified natural polymers or synthetic polymers. Examples of natural and modified natural cationic polymers are chitosan (and salts) and cationic starch.

Suitable cationic polymers of component (a) (i) for use in the present invention contain cationic nitrogen-containing moieties such as quaternary ammonium or cationic protonated amino moieties. The cationic protonated amines can be primary, secondary, or tertiary amines (preferably secondary or tertiary), depending upon the particular species and the selected pH of the home or fabric care composition. The cationic polymers also have a cationic charge density ranging from about 0.2 meq/gm to about 13 meq/gm, preferably at least about 0.4 meq/gm, more preferably at least about 0.6 meq/gm., at the pH of intended use of the home or fabric care composition, which pH will generally range from about pH 2 to about pH 12, preferably from about pH 3 and to about pH 11, more preferably from about pH 3 to about pH 10.

The cationic nitrogen containing moiety of the cationic polymer is generally present as a substituent on all, or more typically on some, of the monomer units thereof. The cationic polymer of component (a) (i) for use in the dye-polymer complexes of the instant invention includes homopolymers, copolymers, terpolymers, and so forth, of quaternary ammonium or cationic amine-substituted monomer units, optionally in combination with non-cationic monomers. Non limiting examples of such polymers are described in the CTFA Cosmetic Ingredient dictionary, 3^(rd) edition, edited by Estrin, Crosley, and Haynes, (The Cosmetics, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association, Inc. Washington, D.C.(1982)), which is incorporated by reference.

Suitable cationic polymers as component (a) (i) for the dye-polymer complex of the present invention include, but are not limited to, polymers containing more than 2, preferably more than 100, and more preferably more than 1000, ionizable or quaternizable cationic groups which include, but are not limited to, primary, secondary, tertiary amines and their salts, and quaternary ammonium and phosphonium salts, and the like.

Cationic polymers of component (a) (i) may contain a Mannich base, polyamine, polyethyleneimine, polyamidoamine/epichlorohydrins, polyamine epichlorohydrin products, dicyandiamide polymers including polyamine-dicyandiamide and polydicyandiamide formaldehyde polymers. Additional examples might be polyamine-epihalohydrin resins, such as polyaminopolyamide-epihalohydrin resins which are cationic thermosetting materials used to increase the wet strength of papers. Additionally, non-crosslinked reaction products of epichlorohydrin and amines, such as dimethylamine are cationic polymers of component (a) (i). Additionally, crosslinked reaction products of epichlorohydrin and amines, such as dimethylamine with ethylenediamine as a crosslinking agent are cationic polymers of component (a) (i). These polymers may be linear or crosslinked.

According to the instant invention, synthetic cationic polymers of component (a) (i) can be polymers obtained from homopolymerization of at least one cationic monomer I_(b) or copolymerization of I_(b) with a copolymerizable monomer II. Suitable cationic monomers I_(b) include, but are not limited to, diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride (DADMAC), diallyldimethyl ammonium bromide, diallyldimethyl ammonium sulfate, diallyldimethyl ammonium phosphates, dimethallyldimethyl ammonium chloride, diethylallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, diallyl di(beta-hydroxyethyl)ammonium chloride, and diallyl di(beta-ethoxyl)ammonium chloride, aminoalkyl acrylates such as dimethylaminoethyl acrylate, diethylaminoethyl acrylate, and 7-amino-3,7-dimethyloctyl acrylate, and their salts including their alkyl and benzyl quaternized salts; N,N′-dimethylaminopropyl acrylamide and its salts, allylamine and its salts, diallylamine and its salts, methyidiallylamine and its salts, methylallylamine and its salts, dimethylallylamine and its salts, vinylamine (obtained by hydrolysis of vinyl alkylamide polymers) and its salts, vinyl pyridine and its salts, and mixtures thereof.

Representative examples is selected from the group consisting of suitable cationically charged or potentially cationically charged monomers I_(b) including_dimethylaminoethyl acrylate methyl chloride quaternary salt, dimethylaminoethyl acrylate methyl sulfate quaternary salt, dimethyaminoethyl acrylate benzyl chloride quaternary salt, dimethylaminoethyl acrylate sulfuric acid salt, dimethylaminoethyl acrylate hydrochloric acid salt, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate methyl chloride quaternary salt, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate methyl sulfate quaternary salt, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate benzyl chloride quaternary salt, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate sulfuric acid salt, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate hydrochloric acid salt, diethylaminoethyl acrylate, diethylaminoethyl acrylate methyl chloride quaternary salt, diethylaminoethyl methacrylate, diethylaminoethyl methacrylate methyl chloride quaternary salt, methacrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium chloride, acrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium chloride, dimethylaminopropylacrylamide methyl sulfate quaternary salt, dimethylaminopropylacrylamide sulfuric acid salt, dimethylaminopropylacrylamide hydrochloric acid salt, diallyldiethylammonium chloride, diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride, diallylamine, and vinylpyridine.

Further specific examples of cationic monomers or potentially cationic monomers I_(b) are 2-vinyl-N-methylpyridinium chloride, (p-vinylphenyl)-trimethylammonium chloride, 1-methacryloyl-4-methyl piperazine, Mannich poly acrylamides i.e. polyacrylamide reacted with dimethyl amine formaldehyde adduct to give the N-(dimethyl amino methyl) and (meth)acrylamido propyltrimethyl ammonium chloride.

According to the instant invention, cationic polymers of component (a) (i) also include the polymers formed from polyfunctional epoxides, for example, di-epoxy or di-glycidyl compounds and polyfunctional amines. The cationic polymers from step polymerization may also include those known as “ionenes” formed by reacting difunctional alkylhalide (e.g., 1,6-dibromohexane) and polyfunctional amines, for example, ethylenediamine.

For purposes of the instant invention, potentially cationic monomers I_(b) may be for example monomers that give a cationic charge under acidic conditions such as when an amine functionality on the potentially cationic monomer is protonated.

Monomers containing tertiary amine groups I_(b) may also be converted into quaternary ammonium groups by reaction with quarternizing agents to produce a cationic polymer. There are no particular limitations on the quaternizing agents that can be used to quaternize the tertiary amino groups on the polymer or monomer. For example, the quaternizing agents may include alkyl halides such as methyl chloride, ethyl chloride, methyl bromide, ethyl bromide, methyl iodide, ethyl iodide and long chain alkyl halides such as C₆-C₂₄ alkyl halides; alkyl halide carboxylates such as sodium chloroacetate, sodium bromoacetate, and sodium iodoacetate, benzyl halides such as benzyl chloride, benzyl bromide and benzyl iodidie, sulfonic acid ester derivatives such as dimethyl sulfate, diethyl sulfate, methyl o-toluene sulfonate, methyl p-toluene sulfonate, ethyl o-toluene sulfonate, ethyl p-toluene sulfonate, methyl methane sulfonate, ethyl methane sulfonate, methyl benzene sulfonate and ethyl benzene sulfonate. Moreover, polyacrylamide can be rendered partially cationic by reaction with glycidyl dimethyl ammonium chloride.

The most preferred cationic monomers are DADMAC and dimethylaminoethyl acrylate and its salts, including its alkyl and benzyl quaternized salts. Suitable water-soluble cationic polymers are reaction products of 0.1 to 100 weight percent, preferably 10 to 100 weight percent, and most preferably 50 to 100 weight percent, of at least one cationic monomer I_(b), preferably 0 to 90 weight percent, and most preferably 0 to 50 weight percent, of one or more other copolymerizable monomers II, and optionally, 0 to 10 weight percent of a crosslinking agent III.

Copolymerizable monomers II suitable for use with cationic monomers I_(b) such as DADMAC for the cationic polymer include, without limitation, selected vinyl and (meth)acrylate-based compounds, other unsaturated compounds such as styrene, (meth)acrylonitrile and esters of unsaturated polyfunctional acids.

Examples of suitable vinyl compounds for monomer II include, but are not limited to, styrene; vinyl esters of C₂ to C₁₈ carboxylic acids, such as vinyl acetate and vinyl butyrate; N-vinyl amides of C₂ to C₁₈ carboxylic acids, such as N-vinyl acetamide, and the like.

The (meth)acrylate based compounds suitable as monomer II include, but are not limited to, esters of (meth)acrylic acid, amides of (meth)acrylic acid, esters of acrylic acid and amides of acrylic acid.

Esters of (meth)acrylic acid or (meth)acrylates or and esters of acrylic acid and amides of acrylic acid encompass:

long- and short-chain alkyl(meth)acrylates such as methyl(meth)acrylate, ethyl(meth)acrylate, propyl(meth)acrylate, isopropyl(meth)acrylate, butyl(meth)acrylate, amyl(meth)acrylate, isobutyl(meth)acrylate, t-butyl(meth)acrylate, pentyl(meth)acrylate, isoamyl(meth)acrylate, hexyl(meth)acrylate, heptyl(meth)acrylate, octyl(meth)acrylate, isooctyl(meth)acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl(meth)acrylate, nonyl(meth)acrylate, decyl(meth)acrylate, isodecyl(meth)acrylate, undecyl(meth)acrylate, dodecyl(meth)acrylate, lauryl(meth)acrylate, octadecyl(meth)acrylate, and stearyl(meth)acrylate; alkoxyalkyl(meth)acrylates, particularly C₁-C₄alkoxy C₁-C₄alkyl(meth)acrylates such as butoxyethyl acrylate and ethoxyethoxyethyl acrylate; aryloxyalkyl(meth)acrylates, particularly aryloxy C₁-C₄alkyl(meth)acrylates, such as phenoxyethyl acrylate (e.g., Ageflex, Ciba Specialty Chemicals) monocyclic and polycyclic aromatic or non-aromatic acrylates such as cyclohexyl acrylate, benzyl acrylate, dicyclopentadienyl acrylate, dicyclopentanyl acrylate, tricyclodecanyl acrylate, bornyl acrylate, isobornyl acrylate (e.g. Ageflex IBOA, Ciba Specialty Chemicals), tetrahydrofurfuryl acrylate (e.g. SR285, Sartomer Company, Inc.), caprolactone acrylate (e.g. SR495, Sartomer Company, Inc.), and acryloylmorpholine; alcohol-based (meth)acrylates such as polyethylene glycol monoacrylate, polypropylene glycol monoacrylate, methoxyethylene glycol acrylate, methoxypolypropylene glycol acrylate, methoxypolyethylene glycol acrylate, ethoxydiethylene glycol acrylate, and various alkoxylated alkylphenol acrylates such as ethoxylated(4)nonylphenol acrylate (e.g. Photomer 4003, Henkel Corp.);

amides of (meth)acrylic acid such as diacetone acrylamide, isobutoxymethyl acrylamide, and t-octyl acrylamide; and

esters of polyfunctional unsaturated acids such as maleic acid ester and fumaric acid ester.

With respect to the long and short chain alkyl acrylates listed above, a short chain alkyl acrylate is one having an alkyl group with 6 or less carbons and a long chain alkyl acrylate is one having an alkyl group with 7 or more carbons.

Suitable monomers are either commercially available or readily synthesized using reaction schemes known in the art. For example, most of the above-listed acrylate monomers can be synthesized by reacting an appropriate alcohol or amide with an acrylic acid or acryloyl chloride.

Specific examples of preferred compounds for use as other copolymerizable monomers II are exemplified by formula IV:

wherein

-   -   R₅ is H or CH₃,     -   X is a divalent radical—O—, —NR₇—, or —NH—;     -   R₆ is C₁-C₁₂alkyl, C₁-C₁₂alkoxy, phenylC₁-C₆alkylene, wherein         the phenyl radical may be unsubstituted or substituted one to         three times by C₁-C₁₂alkyl or     -   C₁-C₁₂alkoxy, and the C₁-C₆alkylene group may be interrupted one         or more times by oxygen.

Particularly preferred other copolymerizable monomers II are exemplified by:

wherein R₅ and X are as defined above and n is a number from 1 to 5, preferably 2 or 3.

Suitable crosslinking agents III can be polyfunctional ethylenically unsaturated monomers which include, without limitation, alkoxylated bisphenol A diacrylates such as ethoxylated bisphenol A diacrylate with ethoxylation being 2 or greater, preferably ranging from 2 to about 30 (e.g. SR349 and SR601 available from Sartomer Company, Inc. West Chester, Pa. and Photomer 4025 and Photomer 4028, available from Henkel Corp., Ambler, Pa.), and propoxylated bisphenol A diacrylate with propoxylation being 2 or greater, preferably ranging from 2 to about 30.

Preferred examples of suitable crosslinking agents III include methylene bisacrylamide, pentaerythritol, di-, tri- and tetra-acrylate, divinylbenzene, polyethylene glycol diacrylate and bisphenol A diacrylate.

According to the instant invention, when the cationic copolymer of component (a) (i) is present, then the weight ratio of monomer Ib to monomer II is from about 1:99 weight % to about 99:1 weight %, based on the total weight of the copolymer. According to the instant invention, the weight ratio of monomer Ib to monomer II is from about 10:90 weight % to about 90:10 weight %, based on the total weight of the polymer. According to the instant invention, weight ratio of monomer Ib to monomer II is from about 25:75 weight % to about 75:25 weight %, based on the total weight of the polymer. According to the instant invention, weight ratio of monomer Ib to monomer II is from about 50:50 weight %, based on the total weight of the polymer.

The preparation of the cationic polymers of component (a) (i) for the inventive dye-polymer complex can be carried out using various polymerization techniques such as solution, emulsion, microemulsion, inverse emulsion, and/or bulk polymerization, as well as other technologies that are available to those who are skilled in the art. The polymerizations can be carried out with or without free radical initiators and with various initiator concentrations. The co- or terpolymers can also be prepared in such a way that the architecture of the polymers is random, block, alternating or core-shell, and with or without the use of polymerization regulators such as nitroxyl ethers or other types of nitroxyl radicals.

According to the instant invention, the weight average molecular weight of the cationic polymers of component (a) (i) is from about 1,000 to about 10 million Daltons. Another embodiment of the instant invention is cationic polymers of component (a) (i) having a weight average molecular weight from about 50,000 to about 5 million Daltons. Another embodiment of the instant invention is cationic polymers of component (a) (i) having a weight average molecular weight from about 200,000 to about 4 million Daltons. Another embodiment of the instant invention is cationic polymers of component (a) (i) having a weight average molecular weight from about 300,000 to about 2 million Daltons.

According to the instant invention, the anionic dyes of component (a) (ii) are not only those anionic dyes having at least one carboxylic acid function but also those having one or more sulfonic acid functions or anionic dyes having both one or more carboxylic acid functions and one or more sulfonic acid functions.

According to the instant invention, the anionic dyes of component (a) (ii) are selected from the group consisting of halogen-containing acid dyes, reactive dyes, azo dyes, anthraquinone dyes and other acid dyes. An example of an anionic reactive dye according to the instant invention is Procion Red MX 5B.

According to the instant invention, the anionic dyes of component (a) (ii) are selected from the group consisting of D and C Red 21, D and C Orange 5, D and C Red 27, D and C Orange 10, D and C Red 3, D and C Red 6, D and C Red 7, D and C Red 2, D and C Red 4, D and C Red 8, D and C Red 33, D and C Yellow 5, D and C Yellow 6, D and C Green 5, D and C Yellow 10, D and C Green 3, D and C Blue 1, D and C Blue 2, D and C Violet 1, Food Black 1 (CI No. 28440), Acid Black 1 (CI No. 20470), Acid Black 2 (CI No. 50420), Food Red 10 (CI No. 18050), Food Blue 1 (CI No. 73015), Food Brown 3 (CI No. 20285), Food Red 3 (CI No. 14720), Food Red 7 (CI No. 16255), Food Yellow No. 4 (CI No. 19140), Food Yellow No. 13 (CI No. 47005), Red No. 102, Red No. 104-1, Red No. 105-1, Red No. 106, Yellow No. 5, Red No. 227, Red No. 230-1, Orange No. 205, Yellow No. 202-1, Yellow No. 203, Green No. 204, Blue No. 205, Brown No. 201, Red No. 401, Red No. 504, Orange No. 402, Yellow No. 403-1, Yellow No. 406, Yellow No. 407, Green No. 401, Violet No. 401, and Black No. 401, etc. In addition, natural acid dyes such as carminic acid and laccaic acid can be used.

Another embodiment of the instant invention is to employ a mixture of more than one anionic dye in component (a) (ii), such as those exemplified above.

Another embodiment of the instant invention is to employ a mixture of one or more anionic dyes of component (a) (ii) with other types of dyes in the dye-polymer complex.

Although there are no critical size limitations to the dye-polymer complex particles of component (a), the dye-polymer complex particles having a size of about 0.001 to about 500 micrometers are particularly advantageous. Another embodiment of the instant invention is a particle size for the dye-polymer complexes of about 0.01 to 300 micrometers. Another embodiment of the instant invention is a particle size for the dye-polymer complexes of about 1 to 300 micrometers.

According to the instant invention, the weight ratio of component (a) (i) to component (a) (ii) is from about 10,000:1 to about 1:10,000. According to the instant invention, the weight ratio of component (a) (i) to component (a) (ii) is from about 1,000:1 to about 1:1,000. According to the instant invention, the weight ratio of component (a) (i) to component (a) (ii) is from about 100:1 to about 1:100.

The term “effective colorizing amount” means for example the amount necessary to achieve the desired compositional color.

The dye-polymer complexes of component (a) of the home or fabric care compositions preferably comprise no more than about 50 weight percent of the composition; more preferably no more than about 25 weight percent of the home or fabric care composition; even more preferably no more than about 7 weight percent; and still more preferably no more than about 5 weight percent. The dye-polymer complexes of the home or fabric care composition preferably comprise at least about 0.0001 weight percent of the home or fabric care composition, more preferably at least about 0.01 weight percent, even more preferably at least about 0.1 weight percent, and still more preferably at least about 0.2 by weight of the composition.

The present home or fabric care compositions may comprise further traditional additives, for example ultraviolet (UV) light absorbers and antioxidants.

Accordingly, the present invention further pertains to a home or fabric care composition comprising

-   -   (a) an effective colorizing amount of one or more dye-polymer         complexes formed from         -   (i) one or more cationic polymers and         -   (ii) one or more anionic dyes,             wherein components (a) (i) and (a) (ii) are complexed to             form particles prior to addition to said home or fabric care             composition and wherein said complex remains as particles in             the finished product;     -   (b) optional additional ingredients; and     -   (c) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of         ultraviolet light absorbers, antioxidants, tocopherol,         tocopherol acetate, hindered amine light stabilizers, complex         formers, optical brighteners, surfactants and         polyorganosiloxanes.

The additional additives of present component (c) are for example those disclosed in co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 09/830,788, filed May 1, 2001 and Ser. No. 09/830,787, filed May 1, 2001. The disclosures of these co-pending applications are hereby incorporated by reference. These applications are published as WO 00/25730 and WO 00/25731.

Component (c) of the home or fabric care compositions preferably comprise no more than about 10 weight percent of the composition; more preferably no more than about 7 weight percent of the home or fabric care composition; even more preferably no more than about 5 weight percent; and still more preferably no more than about 4 weight percent. The dye-polymer complexes of the home or fabric care composition preferably comprise at least about 0.0001 weight percent of the home or fabric care composition, more preferably at least about 0.01 weight percent, even more preferably at least about 0.1 weight percent, and still more preferably at least about 0.2 by weight of the composition.

The UV (ultraviolet light) absorbers are for example selected from the group consisting of 2H-benzotriazoles, s-triazines, benzophenones, alpha-cyanoacrylates, oxanilides, benzoxazinones, benzoates and alpha-alkyl cinnamates.

The UV absorbers are, for example:

-   2,4,6-tris(2-hydroxy-4-octyloxyphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine; -   2-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-4,6-bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine; -   2,4-bis(2-hydroxy-4-propyloxyphenyl)-6-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine; -   2-(2-hydroxy-4-octyloxyphenyl)-4,6-bis(4-methylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine; -   2-(2-hydroxy-4-dodecyloxyphenyl)-4,6-bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine; -   2-[2-hydroxy-4-(2-hydroxy-3-butyloxypropyloxy)phenyl]-4,6-bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine; -   2-[2-hydroxy-4-(2-hydroxy-3-octyloxypropyloxy)phenyl]-4,6-bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine; -   2-[2-hydroxy-4-(2-hydroxy-3-tridecyloxy-propyloxy)phenyl]-4,6-bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine; -   5-chloro-2-(2-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)-2H-benzotriazole; -   2-(2-hydroxy-3-dodecyl-5-methylphenyl)-2H-benzotriazole; -   5-chloro-2-(2-hydroxy-3-tert-butyl-5-methylphenyl)-2H-benzotriazole; -   bis-(3-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-2-hydroxy-5-tert-octyl)methane; -   2-(2-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)-2H-benzotriazole; -   2-(2-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-amylphenyl)-2H-benzotriazole; -   2-(2-hydroxy-3,5-di-alphã-cumylphenyl)-2H-benzotriazole; -   2-(2-hydroxy-3-alpha-cumyl-5-tert-octylphenyl)-2H-benzotriazole; -   2-(2-hydroxy-5-tert-octylphenyl)-2H-benzotriazole; -   3-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-hydroxy-5-(1-methylpropyl)-benzenesulfonic     acid monosodium salt; -   3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-hydrocinnamic acid     and sodium salt; -   12-hydroxy-3,6,9-trioxadodecyl3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-hydrocinnamate; -   octyl3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-hydrocinnamate; -   4,6-bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-2-(4-(3-dodecyloxy*-2-hydroxypropoxy)-2-hydroxyphenyl)-s-triazine     (*is mixture of C₁₂₋₁₄oxy isomers); -   4,6-bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-2-(4-octyloxy-2-hydroxyphenyl)-s-triazine; -   2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone; -   2,2′-dihydroxy-4,4′-dimethoxy-5,5′-disulfobenzophenone, disodium     salt; -   2-hydroxy-4-octyloxybenzophenone; -   2-hydroxy-4-dodecyloxybenzophenone; -   2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone; -   2,2′,4,4′-tetrahydroxybenzophenone; -   4-aminobenzoic acid; -   2,3-dihydroxypropyl-4-aminobenzoic acid; -   3-(4-imidazolyl)acrylic acid; -   2-phenyl-5-benzimidazole sulfonic acid; -   N,N,N-trimethyl-alpha-(2-oxo-3-bornylidene)-p-toluidinium methyl     sulfate; -   5-benzoyl-4-hydroxy-2-methoxybenzenesulfonic acid, sodium salt; -   3-(4-benzoyl-3-hydroxyphenoxy)-2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-1-propanaminium     chloride; -   3-[4-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-3-hydroxyphenoxy]-2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-1-propanaminium,     chloride; -   2-(2-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)-2H-benzotriazole; and -   2,2′-dihydroxy-4,4′-dimethoxybenzophenone (Uvinul® 3049).

For instance, suitable UV absorbers are selected from:

-   3-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-hydroxy-5-(1-methylpropyl)-benzenesulfonic     acid monosodium salt; -   3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-hydrocinnamic acid     and sodium salt; -   2-(2-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)-2H-benzotriazole; -   2-(2-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-amylphenyl)-2H-benzotriazole; -   4,6-bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-2-(4-(3-dodecyloxy*-2-hydroxypropoxy)-2-hydroxyphenyl)-s-triazine     (*is mixture of C₁₂₋₁₄oxy isomers); -   12-hydroxy-3,6,9-trioxadodecyl3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-hydrocinnamate; -   2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone; -   2,2′-dihydroxy-4,4′-dimethoxy-5,5′-disulfobenzophenone, disodium     salt; -   2,2′, 4,4′-tetrahydroxybenzophenone; -   3-(4-benzoyl-3-hydroxyphenoxy)-2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-1-propanaminium     chloride; -   3-[4-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-3-hydroxyphenoxy]-2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-1-propanaminium,     chloride; -   5-benzoyl-4-hydroxy-2-methoxy-benzenesulfonic acid, sodium salt; and -   2-(2-hydroxy-3-alpha-cumyl-5-tert-octylphenyl)-2H-benzotriazole.

Additional suitable antioxidants are for example selected from the hindered phenolic and benzofuranone stabilizers.

Suitable antioxidants are, for example, selected from the group consisting of

The hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS) of component (c) are for example known commercial compounds. They are for example selected from the group consisting of

bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-yl)sebacate, bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-yl)succinate, bis(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidin-4-yl)sebacate, n-butyl-3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylmalonic acid-bis(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidyl)ester, the condensate of 1-hydroxyethyl-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-hydroxypiperidine and succinic acid, the condensate of N,N′-bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)hexamethylenediamine and 4-tert-octylamino-2,6-dichloro-1,3,5-s-triazine, tris(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) nitrilotriacetate, tetrakis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)-I,2,3,4-butanetetraoate, 1,1′-(1,2-ethanediyl)-bis(3,3,5,5-tetramethylpiperazinone), 4-benzoyl-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine, 4-stearyloxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine, bis(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidyl)-2-n-butyl-2-(2-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-butylbenzyl)malonate, 3-n-octyl-7,7,9,9-tetramethyl-1,3,8-triazaspiro[4.5]decane-2,4-dione, the condensate of N,N-bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)hexamethylenediamine and 4-morpholino-2,6-dichloro-1,3,5-triazine, the condensate of 2-chloro-4,6-di(4-n-butylamino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidyl)-1,3,5-triazine and 1,2-bis(3-aminopropylamino)ethane, the condensate of 2-chloro-4,6-di(4-n-butylamino-1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidyl)-1,3,5-triazine and 1,2-bis(3-aminopropylamino)ethane, 8-acetyl-3-dodecyl-7,7,9,9-tetramethyl-1,3,8-triazaspiro[4.5]decane-2,4-dione, 3-dodecyl-1-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)pyrrolidin-2,5-dione, 3-dodecyl-1-(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidyl)-pyrrolidine-2,5-dione, a mixture of 4-hexadecyloxy- and 4-stearyloxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine, the condensate of N,N′-bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)hexamethylenediamine and 4-cyclohexylamino-2,6-dichloro-1,3,5-triazine, the condensate of 1,2-bis(3-aminopropylamino)ethane and 2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazine and 4-butylamino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine (CAS reg. No. [136504-96-6]); (2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)-n-dodecylsuccinimide, (1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidyl)-n-dodecylsuccinimide, 2-undecyl-7,7,9,9-tetramethyl-1-oxa-3,8-diaza-4-oxo-spiro[4,5]decane, the reaction product of 7,7,9,9-tetramethyl-2-cycloundecyl-1-oxa-3,8-diaza-4-oxospiro[4,5]decane and epichlorohydrin, tetra(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-yl)-butane-1,2,3,4-tetracarboxylate, tetra(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidin-4-yl)-butane-1,2,3,4-tetracarboxylate, 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-7-oxa-3,20-diaza-21-oxo-dispiro[5.1.11.2]-heneicosan, 8-acetyl-3-dodecyl-1,3,8-triaza-7,7,9,9-tetramethylspiro[4,5]-decane-2,4-dione,

The complex formers of component (c) are for example nitrogen-containing complex formers or polyanionically-derived natural polysaccharides, for example those containing phosphate, phosphonate or methylphosphonate groups, such as chitin derivatives, e.g. sulfochitin, carboxymethylchitin, phosphochitin or chitosan derivatives, for example sulfochitosan, carboxymethylchitosan or phosphochitosan.

The complex formers of component (c) are, for example, selected from the group consisting of ethylenediaminetetracetic acid (EDTA), nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA), beta-alaninediacetic acid (EDETA) or ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid (EDDS),

aminetrimethylenephosphoric acid (ATMP) conforming to formula

serinediacetic acid (SDA) conforming to formula

asparaginediacetic acid conforming to formula

methylglycinediacetic acid (MGDA) conforming to formula

The present dye-polymer complexes of component (a) are particularly suitable for colorizing home or fabric care compositions or products.

Laundry detergents, fabric softeners or other products, from which the dye-polymer complexes of component (a) are intended for deposition onto fabrics with use, are considered household products of this invention, and the above concentration levels also pertain thereto. The dye-polymer complexes of component (a) are effective at colorizing the laundry detergents and fabric softeners.

Preparations containing fragrances and odoriferous substances are in particular scents, and perfumes.

The present home or fabric care compositions or products can be in the form of creams, ointments, pastes, foams, gels, lotions, powders, liquids, sprays, sticks or aerosols. The present dye-polymer complexes of component (a) may be present in the oil phase or in the aqueous or aqueous/alcoholic phase.

Creams are oil-in-water emulsions containing more than 50% water. The oil-containing base used therein is usually mainly fatty alcohols, for example lauryl, cetyl or stearyl alcohol, fatty acids, for example palmitic or stearic acid, liquid to solid waxes, for example isopropylmyristate or beeswax and/or hydrocarbon compounds, such as paraffin oil. Suitable emulsifiers are surfactants having primarily hydrophilic properties, such as the corresponding nonionic emulsifiers, for example fatty acid esters of polyalcohols of ethylene oxide adducts, such as polyglycerol fatty acid ester or polyoxyethylenesorbitan fatty acid ether (Tween trademarks); polyoxyethylene fatty alcohol ether or their esters or the corresponding ionic emulsifiers, such as the alkali metal salts of fatty alcohol sulfonates, sodium cetyl sulfate or sodium stearyl sulfate, which are usually used together with fatty alcohols, such as cetyl alcohol or stearyl alcohol. In addition, creams contain agents which reduce water loss during evaporation, for example polyalcohols, such as glycerol, sorbitol, propylene glycol, and/or polyethylene glycols.

Ointments are water-in-oil emulsions which contain up to 70%, for instance not more than 20 to 50%, of water or of an aqueous phase. The oil-containing phase contains predominantly hydrocarbons, such as paraffin oil and/or solid paraffin which for instance contains hydroxy compounds, for example fatty alcohol or their esters, such as cetyl alcohol or wool wax for improving the water absorption. Emulsifiers are corresponding lipophilic substances, such as sorbitan fatty acid ester. In addition, the ointments contain moisturisers such as polyalcohols, for example glycerol, propylene glycol, sorbitol and/or polyethylene glycol as well as preservatives.

Rich creams are anhydrous formulations and are produced on the basis of hydrocarbon compounds, such as paraffin, natural or partially synthetic fats, for example coconut fatty acid triglycerides or, for instance, hardened oils and glycerol partial fatty acid esters.

Pastes are creams and ointments containing powdered ingredients which absorb secretions, for example metal oxides, such as titanium dioxide or zinc oxide, and also tallow and/or aluminium silicates which bind the moisture or the absorbed secretion.

Foams are liquid oil-in-water emulsions in aerosol form. Hydrocarbon compounds are used, inter alia, for the oil-containing phase, for example paraffin oil, fatty alcohols, such as cetyl alcohol, fatty acid esters, such as isopropylmyristate and/or waxes. Suitable emulsifiers are, inter alia, mixtures of emulsifiers having predominantly hydrophilic properties, for example polyoxyethylenesorbitan fatty acid ester, and also emulsifiers having predominantly lipophilic properties, for example sorbitan fatty acid ester. Commercially available additives are usually additionally employed, for example preservatives.

Gels are, in particular, aqueous solutions or suspensions of active substances in which gel formers are dispersed or swelled, in particular cellulose ethers, such as methyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose or vegetable hydrocolloids, for example sodium alginate, tragacanth or gum Arabic and polyacrylate thickener systems. The gels for example additionally contain polyalcohols, such as propylene glycol or glycerol as moisturisers and wetting agents, such as polyoxyethylenesobitan fatty acid ester. The gels furthermore contain commercially available preservatives, such as benzyl alcohol, phenethyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol and the like.

The following is a partial list of examples of home or fabric care products of this invention and their ingredients.

The dye-polymer complexes are also used in household cleaning and treatment agents, for example, laundry products, fabric softeners, liquid cleansing agents, scouring agents, glass detergents, neutral cleaners all-purpose cleaners, acidic bathroom cleaners, bathroom cleaners, washing agents, rinsing agents, dishwashing agents, kitchen cleaners, oven cleaners, clear rinsing agents, dishwasher detergents, shoe polishes, polishing waxes, floor detergents, floor polishes, metal cleaners, glass cleaners, ceramic cleaners, textile-care products, rug cleaners and carpet shampoos, agents for rust removal, agents for stain removal, furniture polishes, multipurpose polishes, leather dressing agents, vinyl dressing agents, and air fresheners.

The present invention also concerns home care and fabric care products such as drain cleaners, disinfectant solutions, upholstery cleaners, automotive care products (e.g., to clean and/or polish and protect paint, tires, chrome, vinyl, leather, fabric, rubber, plastic and fabric), degreasers, polishes (glass, wood, leather, plastic, marble, granite, and tile, etc.), and metal polishes and cleaners. Antioxidants are suitable to protect fragrances in above products as well as in dryer sheets. The present invention also relates to home care products such as candles, gel candles, air fresheners and fragrance oils (for the home).

The dye-polymer complexes of the present invention may be employed in fabric treatment that takes place after use of the fabric, referred to as fabric care. Such treatments include laundering, which uses detergents and/or fabric conditioner, and the application of non-detergent based fabric care products, such as spray-on products. When employed in this fashion, the dye-polymer complexes are intended for deposition onto the fabric and used to protect the fabric and colorants associated with wear.

Typical Examples of Household Cleaning and Treating Agents are:

Household cleaners/household treating agents Ingredients detergent concentrate surfactant mixture, ethanol, antioxidant, water, UV absorbers, antioxidant shoe polish wax, wax emulsifier, antioxidant, water, preservative, UV absorbers, antioxidant wax-containing floor emulsifier, wax, sodium chloride, antioxidant, cleaning agent water, preservative, UV absorbers, antioxidant

In the case of fabrics, for example dyed fabrics, the present dye-polymer complexes are applied thereto via deposition from for instance detergents, fabric conditioners or non-detergent based fabric care products.

The present fabrics are natural or synthetic, and may be woven or nonwoven.

The home or fabric care compositions also include textile products. The textiles or textile products of this invention are for example textile fiber materials, for example nitrogen-containing or hydroxy-group-containing fiber materials, for instance textile fiber materials selected from cellulose, silk, wool, synthetic polyamides, leather and polyurethanes. Included are cotten, linen and hemp, pulp and regenerated cellulose. Included also are cellulosic blends, for example mixtures of cotton and polyamide or cotton/polyester blends.

The dye-polymer complexes of the present invention are for example applied to textiles in a dyeing or printing process, or in a finishing process. For instance, the dye-polymer complexes may be applied as part of a dye formulation. The dye-polymer complex may be applied to textiles for example in an ink-jet printing process. The dye-polymer complexes are for example applied as part of an aqueous dye solution or printing paste. They may be applied in an exhaust method or dyeing by the padder dyeing method, in which the textiles are impregnated with aqueous dye solutions, which may contain salts, and the dyes and additives are fixed, after an alkali treatment or in the presence of alkali, if appropriate with the action of heat or by storage at room temperature for several hours. After fixing, the dyeings or prints are rinsed thoroughly with cold and hot water, if appropriate with the addition of an agent which has a dispersing action and promotes diffusion of the non-fixed portions.

The dye or ink formulations for application to textiles may comprise further customary additves, for example surfactants, antifoams, antimicrobials and the like, for example as disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,281,339, 6,353,094 and 6,323,327, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

The present dye-polymer complexes of component (a) have high stability towards color changes and chemical degradation of the ingredients present in these products. For example, present compositions that further comprise additional dyes and/or pigments or mixtures thereof are found to have excellent color stability.

Accordingly, the present invention further pertains to a home or fabric care composition comprising

-   -   (a) an effective colorizing amount of one or more dye-polymer         complexes formed from         -   (i) one or more cationic polymers and         -   (ii) one or more anionic dyes,             wherein components (a) (i) and (a) (ii) are complexed to             form particles prior to addition to said home or fabric care             composition and wherein said complex remains as particles in             the finished product; and     -   (b) optional additional ingredients, and     -   (d) a dye or a pigment or mixtures thereof.

Dyes of component (d) according to the present invention are for example:

-   -   disperse dyes which may be solubilzed in solvents like direct         hair dyes of the HC type, for example HC Red No. 3, HC Blue No.         2 and all other hair dyes listed in International Cosmetic         Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook, 7^(th) edition 19997) or the         dispersion dyes listed in Color Index International or Society         of Dyers and Colourists;     -   color varnishes (insoluble salts of soluble dyes, like many Ca-,         Ba- or Al-salts of anionic dyes);     -   soluble anionic or cationic dyes, like acid dyes (anionic),         basic dyes (cationic), direct dyes, reactive dyes or solvent         dyes.

Generally, for the coloration of home or fabric care compositions, all substances are suitable which have an absorption in the visible light of electromagnetic radiation (wavelength of ca. 4000 to 700 nm). The absorption is often caused by the following chromophores:

Azo-(mono-, di, tris-, or poly-)stilbene-, carotenoide-, diarylmethan-, triarylmethan-, xanthen-, acridin-, quinoline, methin-(also polymethin-), thiazol-, indamin-, indophenol-, azin-, oxazin, thiazin-, anthraquinone-, indigoid-, phtalocyanine- and further synthetic, natural and/or inorganic chromophores.

According to the instant invention, pigments of component d) include inorganic pigments, metal oxides and hydroxides, mica, organic pigments, pearlescent pigments, mineral silicates, porous materials, carbons, interference pigments, and the like.

Examples of the inorganic pigments of component (d) capable of being utilized according to the present invention are ultramarine blue, ultramarine violet, Prussian blue, manganese violet, titanium-coated mica, bismuth oxychloride, iron oxides, iron hydroxide, titanium dioxide, titanium lower oxides, chromium hydroxide and oxides, and carbon based pigments (e.g. Carbon Black). Of these inorganic pigments, ultramarine blue and Prussian blue are particular advantageous.

According to the instant invention, the range of useful organic pigments of component (d) may comprise monoazo, disazo, naphthol, dioxazone, azomethin, azocondensation, metal complex, nitro, perinone, quinoline, anthraquinone, benzimidozolone, isoindoline, isoindolinone, triarylmethane, quinacridone, hydroxyanthraquinone, aminoanthraquinone, anthrapyrimidine, indanthrone, flavanthrone, pyranthrone, anthantrone, isoviolanthrone, diketopyrrolopyrrole, carbazole, indigo or thiolndigo pigments.

According to the instant invention, examples of the organic pigments of component (d) are C.I. 15850, C.I. 15850:1, C.I. 15585:1, C.I. 15630, C.I. 15880:1, C.I. 73360, C.I. 12085, C.I. 15865:2, C.I. 12075, C.I. 21110, C.I. 21095, and C.I. 11680, C.I. 74160 and zirconium, barium, or aluminum lakes of C.I. 45430, C.I. 45410, C.I. 45100, C.I. 17200, C.I. 45380, C.I. 45190, C.I. 14700, C.I. 15510, C.I. 19140, C.I. 15985, C.I. 45350, C.I. 47005, C.I. 42053, C.I. 42090.

C.I. means Colour Index as compiled by the by The Society of Dyers and Colourists and The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colourists.

According to the instant invention, mixtures of the organic pigments of component (d) may be used.

According to the instant invention, mixtures of the inorganic and organic pigments of component (d) may be used.

Component (d) of the home or fabric care compositions preferably comprise no more than about 10 weight percent of the composition; more preferably no more than about 7 weight percent of the home or fabric care composition; even more preferably no more than about 5 weight percent; and still more preferably no more than about 4 weight percent. The dye-polymer complexes of the home or fabric care composition preferably comprise at least about 0.0001 weight percent of the home or fabric care composition, more preferably at least about 0.01 weight percent, even more preferably at least about 0.1 weight percent, and still more preferably at least about 0.2 by weight of the composition.

The present invention also pertains to a method of colorizing a home or fabric care composition which comprises incorporating therein or applying thereto

-   -   (a) an effective colorizing amount of one or more dye-polymer         complexes formed from         -   (i) one or more cationic polymers and         -   (ii) one or more anionic dyes,             wherein components (a) (i) and (a) (ii) are complexed to             form particles prior to incorporating therein or applying             thereto said home or fabric care composition and wherein             said complex remains as particles in the finished product.

The present invention also pertains to a method of colorizing a home or fabric care product which additionally contains a dye and/or pigment or mixtures thereof, which comprises incorporating therein or applying thereto

-   -   (a) an effective colorizing amount of one or more dye-polymer         complexes selected from         -   (i) one or more cationic polymers and         -   (ii) one or more anionic dyes,             wherein components (a) (i) and (a) (ii) are complexed to             form particles prior to incorporating therein or applying             thereto said home or fabric care composition and wherein             said complex remains as particles in the finished product.

The present colorizing methods do not include where the dye-polymer complex is formed during the colorizing process. For example, a printing process which comprises printing a non-complexed dye onto a paper with a dye fixative is excluded.

Another embodiment of the instant invention is a home or fabric care composition comprising said dye-polymer complexes which is formulated as a water-in-oil or oil-in-water emulsion, as an alcoholic or alcohol-containing formulation, as a vesicular dispersion of an ionic or non-ionic amphiphilic lipid, as a gel, or a solid stick as an aqueous or non-aqueous system.

Another embodiment of the instant invention is a home or fabric care composition wherein the home or fabric care composition additionally comprises a blend of pigment particles that are individually provided in a single matrix material.

The instant compositions may further comprise, optional additional ingredients of component (b) selected, in particular but not limited to, from among fatty substances, organic solvents, oil structurants, surfactants, emulsifiers, thickeners, organic cationic deposition polymers, demulcents, opacifiers, additional colorants colorants, effect pigments, additional stabilizers, emollients, antifoaming agents, moisturizing agents, antioxidants, vitamins, peptides, amino acids, botanical extracts, particulates, perfumes, preservatives, polymers, fillers, sequestrants, propellants, alkalinizing or acidifying agents or other optional ingredients customarily formulated into home or fabric care compositions according to the invention.

The fatty substances may be an oil or a wax or mixtures thereof, and they also comprise fatty acids, fatty alcohols and esters of fatty acids. The oils may be selected from among animal, vegetable, mineral or synthetic oils and, in particular, from among liquid paraffin, paraffin oil, silicone oils, volatile or otherwise, isoparaffins, polyolefins, fluorinated or perfluorinated oils. Likewise, the waxes may be animal, fossil, vegetable, mineral or synthetic waxes which are also known per se.

Exemplary organic solvents may include the lower alcohols and polyols.

Of course, one skilled in this art will take care to select this or these optional additional compounds and/or their quantities such that the advantageous properties, in particular the stability, which are intrinsically associated with the compositions in accordance with the invention are not, or not substantially, altered by the addition(s) envisaged.

The CTFA Cosmetic Ingredient Handbook, Second Edition (1992) describes a wide variety of non-limiting cosmetic and pharmaceutical ingredients commonly used in the home or fabric care industry, which are suitable for use in the home or fabric care compositions of the present invention.

The present invention may optionally comprise an oil structurant. The structurant can provide the dispersed phase with the correct rheological properties. This can aid in providing effective deposition and retention to the intended substrate, the structured oil or oil phase should have a viscosity in the range of 100 to about 200,000 poise measured at 1 Sec-1, preferably 200 to about 100,000 poise, and most preferably 200 to about 50,000 poise. The amount of structurant required to produce this viscosity will vary depending on the oil and the structurant, but in general, the structurant will preferably be less than 75 weight percent of the dispersed oil phase, more preferably less than 50 weight percent, and still more preferably less than 35 weight percent of the dispersed oil phase.

The structurant can be either an organic or inorganic structurant. Examples of organic thickeners suitable for the invention are solid fatty acid esters, natural or modified fats, fatty acid, fatty amine, fatty alcohol, natural and synthetic waxes, and petrolatum, and the block copolymers sold under the name KRATON by Shell. Inorganic structuring agents include hydrophobically modified silica or hydrophobically modified clay. Nonlimiting examples of inorganic structurants are BENTONE 27V, BENTONE 38V or BENTONE GEL MIO V from Rheox; and CAB-O-SIL TS720 or CAB-O-SIL M5 from Cabot Corporation.

Structurants meeting the above requirements with the selected composition compatible oil can form 3-dimensional network to build up the viscosity of the selected oils. It has been found that such structured oil phases, i.e., built with the 3-dimensional network, are extremely desirable for use in the instant compositions. These structured oils can deposit and be retained very effectively on the intended substrate and retained after rinsing and drying to provide long-lasting benefit without causing a too oily/greasy wet and dry feel. It is believed that the highly desirable in-use and after-use properties of such structured oils are due to their shear thinning rheological properties and the weak structure of the network. Due to its high low-shear viscosity, the 3-dimensional network structured oil can stick and retain well on the intended substrate.

A wide variety of surfactants can be useful herein, both for emulsification of the dispersed phase as well as to provide acceptable spreading and in use properties for non-lathering systems. For cleansing applications, the surfactant phase also serves to clean the substrate and provide an acceptable amount of lather for the user. The composition preferably contains no more than about 50 weight percent of a surfactant, more preferably no more than about 30 weight percent, still more preferably no more than about 15 weight percent, and even more preferably no more than about 5 weight percent of a surfactant. The composition preferably contains at least about 5 weight percent of a surfactant, more preferably at least about 3 weight percent, still more preferably at least about 1 weight percent, and even more preferably at least about 0.1 weight percent of a surfactant. For cleansing applications the home or fabric care compositions preferably produces a Total Lather Volume of at least 300 ml, more preferably greater than 600 ml as described in the Lathering Volume Test. The home or fabric care compositions preferably produces a Flash Lather Volume of at least 100 ml, preferably greater than 200 ml, more preferably greater than 300 ml as described in the Lathering Volume Test.

Preferable surfactants useful in the home or fabric care compositions of the instant invention include those selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, non-lathering surfactants, emulsifiers and mixtures thereof. Non-limiting examples of surfactants useful in the compositions of the present invention are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,280,757, to McAtee et al., issued Aug. 28, 2001.

Non-limiting examples of anionic surfactants useful in the home or fabric care compositions of the present invention are disclosed in McCutcheon's , Detergents and Emulsifiers, North American edition (1986), published by Allured Publishing Corporation; McCutcheon's, Functional Materials, North American Edition (1992); and U.S. Pat. No. 3,929,678, to Laughlin et al., issued Dec. 30, 1975.

A wide variety of anionic surfactants are useful herein. Non-limiting examples of anionic surfactants include those selected from the group consisting of sarcosinates, sulfates, isethionates, taurates, phosphates, lactylates, glutamates, and mixtures thereof. Amongst the isethionates, the alkoyl isethionates are preferred, and amongst the sulfates, the alkyl and alkyl ether sulfates are preferred.

Other anionic materials useful herein are fatty acid soaps (i.e., alkali metal salts, e.g., sodium or potassium salts) typically having from a fatty acid having about 8 to about 24 carbon atoms, preferably from about 10 to about 20 carbon atoms. These fatty acids used in making the soaps can be obtained from natural sources such as, for instance, plant or animal-derived glycerides (e.g., palm oil, coconut oil, soybean oil, castor oil, tallow, lard, etc.) The fatty acids can also be synthetically prepared. Soaps and their preparation are described in detail in U.S. Pat. No. 4,557,853.

Other anionic materials include phosphates such as monoalkyl, dialkyl, and trialkylphosphate salts. Non-limiting examples of preferred anionic lathering surfactants useful herein include those selected from the group consisting of sodium lauryl sulfate, ammonium lauryl sulfate, ammonium laureth sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate, sodium trideceth sulfate, ammonium cetyl sulfate, sodium cetyl sulfate, ammonium cocoyl isethionate, sodium lauroyl isethionate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, triethanolamine lauroyl lactylate, sodium caproyl lactylate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, sodium myristoyl sarcosinate, sodium cocoyl sarcosinate, sodium lauroyl methyl taurate, sodium cocoyl methyl taurate, sodium lauroyl glutamate, sodium myristoyl glutamate, and sodium cocoyl glutamate and mixtures thereof.

Especially preferred for use herein are ammonium lauryl sulfate, ammonium laureth sulfate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, sodium cocoyl sarcosinate, sodium myristoyl sarcosinate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, and triethanolamine lauroyl lactylate.

Non-limiting examples of nonionic surfactants for use in the home or fabric care compositions of the present invention are disclosed in McCutcheon's, Detergents and Emulsifiers, North American edition (1986), published by Allured Publishing Corporation; and McCutcheon's, Functional Materials, North American Edition (1992).

Nonionic surfactants useful herein include those selected from the group consisting of alkyl glucosides, alkyl polyglucosides, polyhydroxy fatty acid amides, alkoxylated fatty acid esters, sucrose esters, amine oxides, and mixtures thereof.

Non-limiting examples of preferred nonionic surfactants for use herein are those selected from the group consisting of C8-C14 glucose amides, C8-C14 alkyl polyglucosides, sucrose cocoate, sucrose laurate, lauramine oxide, cocoamine oxide and mixtures thereof.

The term “amphoteric surfactant,” as used herein, is also intended to encompass zwitterionic surfactants, which are well known to formulators skilled in the art as a subset of amphoteric surfactants.

A wide variety of amphoteric lathering surfactants can be used in the home or fabric care compositions of the present invention. Particularly useful are those which are broadly described as derivatives of aliphatic secondary and tertiary amines, preferably wherein the nitrogen is in a cationic state, in which the aliphatic radicals can be straight or branched chain and wherein one of the radicals contains an ionizable water solubilizing group, e.g., carboxy, sulfonate, sulfate, phosphate, or phosphonate.

Non-limiting examples of amphoteric surfactants useful in the compositions of the present invention are disclosed in McCutcheon's, Detergents and Emulsifiers, North American edition (1986), published by Allured Publishing Corporation; and McCutcheon's, Functional Materials, North American Edition (1992).

Non-limiting examples zwitterionic surfactants are those selected from the group consisting of betaines, sultaines, hydroxysultaines, alkyliminoacetates, iminodialkanoates, aminoalkanoates, and mixtures thereof.

Preferred surfactants for use herein are the following, wherein the anionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of ammonium lauroyl sarcosinate, sodium trideceth sulfate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, ammonium laureth sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate, ammonium lauryl sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, ammonium cocoyl isethionate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium lauroyl isetlionate, sodium cetyl sulfate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, triethanolamine lauroyl lactylate, and mixtures thereof, wherein the non-ionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of lauramine oxide, cocoamine oxide, decyl polyglucose, lauryl polyglucose, sucrose cocoate, C12-14 glucosamides, sucrose laurate, and mixtures thereof; and wherein the amphoteric surfactant is selected from the group consisting of disodium lauroamphodiacetate, sodium lauroamphoacetate, cetyl dimethyl betaine, cocoamidopropyl betaine, cocoamidopropyl hydroxy sultaine, and mixtures thereof.

A wide variety of non-lathering surfactants are useful herein. The home or fabric care compositions of the present invention can comprise a sufficient amount of one or more non-lathering surfactants to emulsify the dispersed phase to yield an appropriate particle size and good application properties on the substrate.

Nonlimiting examples of these non-lathering compositions are: polyethylene glycol 20 sorbitan monolaurate (Polysorbate 20), polyethylene glycol 5 soya sterol, Steareth-20, Ceteareth-20, PPG-2 methyl glucose ether distearate, Ceteth-10, Polysorbate 80, cetyl phosphate, potassium cetyl phosphate, diethanolamine cetyl phosphate, Polysorbate 60, glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate, polyoxyethylene 20 sorbitan trioleate (Polysorbate 85), sorbitan monolaurate, polyoxyethylene 4 lauryl ether sodium stearate, polyglyceryl-4 isostearate, hexyl laurate, steareth-20, ceteareth-20, PPG-2 methyl glucose ether distearate, ceteth-10, diethanolamine cetyl phosphate, glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate, and mixtures thereof.

In addition, there are several commercial emulsifier mixtures that are useful in some embodiments of the home or fabric care compositions according to the present invention. Examples include PROLIPID 141 (glyceryl stearate, behenyl alcohol, palmitic acid, stearic acid, lecithin, lauryl alcohol, myristyl alcohol and cetyl alcohol) and 151 (Glyceryl stearate, cetearyl alcohol, stearic acid, 1-propanamium, 3-amino-N-(2-(hydroxyethyl-)-N-N-Dimethyl, N-C(16-18) Acyl Derivatives, Chlorides) from ISP; POLAWAX NF (Emulsifying wax NF), INCROQUAT BEHENYL TMS (behentrimonium sulfate and cetearyl alcohol) from Croda; and EMULLIUM DELTA (cetyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, PEG-75 stearate, ceteth-20 and steareth-20) from Gattefosse.

The home or fabric care compositions of the present invention, in some embodiments, may further include one or more thickening/aqueous phase stability agents. Because different stability agents thicken with different efficiencies, it is difficult to provide an accurate compositional range, however, when present, the composition preferably comprises no more than about 20 weight percent, more preferably no more than about 10 weight percent, more preferably no more than about 8 weight percent, and still more preferably no more than about 7 weight percent of the home or fabric care composition. When present, the thickening/aqueous phase stability agent preferably comprises at least about 0.01 weight percent, more preferably at least about 0.05 weight percent, and still more preferably at least about 0.1 weight percent of the home or fabric care composition. A better method of describing the stability agent is to say that it must build viscosity in the product. This can be measured using the Stability Agent Viscosity Test; preferably, the stability agent produces a viscosity in this test of at least 1000 cps, more preferably at least 1500 cps, and still more preferably at least 2000 cps.

Nonlimiting examples of thickening agents useful herein include carboxylic acid polymers such as the carbomers (such as those commercially available under the trade name CARBOPOL.®. 900 series from B.F. Goodrich; e.g., CARBOPOL.®. 954). Other suitable carboxylic acid polymeric agents include copolymers of C10-30 alkyl acrylates with one or more monomers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, or one of their short chain (i.e., C1-4 alcohol) esters, wherein the cross linking agent is an allyl ether of sucrose or pentaerytritol. These copolymers are known as acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymers and are commercially available as CARBOPOL.®. 1342, CARBOPOL.®.(1382, PEMULEN TR-1, and PEMULEN TR-2, from B.F. Goodrich.

Other nonlimiting examples of thickening agents include crosslinked polyacrylate polymers including both cationic and nonionic polymers.

Still other nonlimiting examples of thickening agents include the polyacrylamide polymers, especially nonionic polyacrylamide polymers including substituted branched or unbranched polymers. More preferred among these polyacrylamide polymers is the nonionic polymer given the CTFA designation polyacrylamide and isoparaffin and laureth-7, available under the Trade name SEPIGEL 305 from Seppic Corporation (Fairfield, N.J.). Other polyacrylamide polymers useful herein include multi-block copolymers of acrylamides and substituted acrylamides with acrylic acids and substituted acrylic acids. Commercially available examples of these multi-block copolymers include HYPAN SR150H, SS500V, SS500W, SSSA100H, from Lipo Chemicals, Inc., (Patterson, N.J.).

Another nonlimiting class of thickening agents useful herein is the polysaccharides. Nonlimiting examples of polysaccharide gelling agents include those selected from cellulose, and cellulose derivatives. Preferred among the alkyl hydroxyalkyl cellulose ethers is the material given the CTFA designation cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, which is the ether of cetyl alcohol and hydroxyethylcellulose, sold under the trade name NATROSEL.®. CS PLUS from Aqualon Corporation (Wilmington, Del.). Other useful polysaccharides include scleroglucans which are a linear chain of (1-3) linked glucose units with a (1-6) linked glucose every three units, a commercially available example of which is CLEAROGEL.™. CS 11 from Michel Mercier Products Inc. (Mountainside, N.J.).

Another nonlimiting class of thickening agents useful herein is the gums. Nonlimiting examples of gums useful herein include hectorite, hydrated silica, xantham gum, cellulose gums, guar gum, biosaccharide gums and mixtures thereof.

Yet another nonlimiting class of thickening agents useful herein is the modified starches. Acrylate modified starches such as WATERLOCK.®. from Grain Processing Corporation may be used. Hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, tradename STRUCTURE XL from National Starch is another example of a useful modified starch, and other useful examples include ARISTOFLEX HMB (Ammonium Acrylodimethyltaruate/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer) from Clariant and cationic stabylens.

The home or fabric care compositions according to the present invention may also contain organic cationic deposition polymers. Concentrations of the cationic deposition polymers preferably range from about 0.025% to about 10%, more preferably from about 0.05% to about 2%, even more preferably from about 0.1% to about 1%, by weight of the home or fabric care composition.

Suitable cationic deposition polymers for use in the present invention contain cationic nitrogen-containing moieties such as quaternary ammonium or cationic protonated amino moieties. The cationic protonated amines can be primary, secondary, or tertiary amines (preferably secondary or tertiary), depending upon the particular species and the selected pH of the home or fabric care composition. The average molecular weight of the cationic deposition polymer is between about 5,000 to about 10 million, preferably at least about 100,000, more preferably at least about 200,000, but preferably not more than about 2 million, more preferably not more than about 1.5 million. The polymers also have a cationic charge density ranging from about 0.2 meq/gm to about 5 meq/gm, preferably at least about 0.4 meq/gm, more preferably at least about 0.6 meq/gm., at the pH of intended use of the home or fabric care composition, which pH will generally range from about pH 4 to about pH 9, preferably between about pH 5 and about pH 8.

Nonlimiting examples of cationic deposition polymers for use in the home or fabric care compositions include polysaccharide polymers, such as cationic cellulose derivatives. Preferred cationic cellulose polymers are the salts of hydroxyethyl cellulose reacted with trimethyl ammonium substituted epoxide, referred to in the industry (CTFA) as Polyquatemium 10 which are available from Amerchol Corp. (Edison, N.J., USA) in their Polymer KG, JR and LR series of polymers with the most preferred being KG-30M.

Other suitable cationic deposition polymers include cationic guar gum derivatives, such as guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, specific examples of which include the Jaguar series (preferably Jaguar C-17) commercially available from Rhodia Inc., and N-Hance polymer series commercially available from Aqualon.

Other suitable cationic deposition polymers include synthetic cationic polymers. The cationic polymers suitable for use in the home or fabric cleansing composition herein are water soluble or dispersible, non cross linked, cationic polymers having a cationic charge density of from about 4 meq/gm to about 7 meq/gm, preferably from about 4 meq/gm to about 6 meq/gm, more preferably from about 4.2 meq/gm to about 5.5 meq/gm. The select polymers also must have an average molecular weight of from about 1,000 to about 1 million, preferably from about 10,000 to about 500,000, more preferably from about 75,000 to about 250,000.

A non limiting example of a commercially available synthetic cationic polymer for use in the cleansing compositions is polymethyacrylamidopropyl trimonium chloride, available under the trade name POLYCARE 133, from Rhodia, Cranberry, N.J., U.S.A.

Other non limiting examples of optional ingredients include benefit agents that are selected from the group consisting of vitamins and derivatives thereof (e.g., ascorbic acid, vitamin E, tocopheryl acetate, and the like); sunscreens; thickening agents (e.g., polyol alkoxy ester, available as CROTHIX from Croda); preservatives for maintaining the antimicrobial integrity of the cleansing compositions; antioxidants; chelators and sequestrants; and agents suitable for aesthetic purposes such as fragrances, essential oils, pigments, pearlescent agents (e.g., mica and titanium dioxide), lakes, colorings, and the like (e.g., clove oil, menthol, camphor, eucalyptus oil, and eugenol), antibacterial agents and mixtures thereof. These materials can be used at ranges sufficient to provide the required benefit, as would be obvious to one skilled in the art.

The following examples describe certain embodiments of this invention, but the invention is not limited thereto. It should be understood that numerous changes to the disclosed embodiments could be made in accordance with the disclosure herein without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. These examples are therefore not meant to limit the scope of the invention. Rather, the scope of the invention is to be determined only by the appended claims and their equivalents. In these examples all parts given are by weight unless otherwise indicated.

EXAMPLE 1 D&C Red 4 Dye Complex with Polyepiamine

Polyepiamine copolymer is an aqueous solution polymer containing 50% of branched polyepiamine prepared by step polymerization of epichlorohydrin and dimethylamine with small amount of ethylenediamine as a crosslinker. The polyepiamine copolymer possesses a viscosity of 4500 to 9000 cps measured at 25 C using a Brookfield viscometer, spindle LV3 and 12 rpm. Typical weight average molecular weight (MW) is estimated to be about 250,000 Daltons by GPC using polyethylene oxide MW standards.

To a 250 mL beaker with stirring are added D&C Red #4 Dye (2.1424 g, Puricolor, Ciba Specialty Chemicals) and deionized water (89.27 g) in order to prepare a 3 wt % dye solution (A). Solution B containing 3% by weight of the polyepiamine copolymer, described above, is prepared by diluting the polyepiamine copolymer solution with deionized water to the proper concentration. Solution A (71.74 g, 3% D&C Red 4 dye) is slowly added to solution B (71.72 g, 3% polyepiamine copolymer) with agitation. After five minutes of agitation, the mixture thickens and precipitation occurs. At this point, deionized water (20 g) is added and agitation is continued for another 10 minutes. The thick red slurry obtained is vacuum filtered though #1 filter paper. The filter cake is washed twice with copious amounts of deionized water until little or no color is observed in the filtrate. The filter cake is vacuum oven dried at 70 C overnight and then mortar grinded to yield about 3 g of dried red powder dye complex.

The final dye-polymer complex powder (0.1 g) is placed in 10 mL of deionized water. Red dye-polymer complex dispersion is agitated briefly. It takes about one week for the dye complex powder to completely settle. After two weeks of standing at room temperature, there is little to no color bleeding and the water phase remained colorless clear.

EXAMPLE 2 D&C Red 4 Dye Complex with Poly-DADMAC

Poly-DADMAC is an aqueous solution of 20% by weight of a linear homopolymer of DADMAC with a Brookfield viscosity of 1600 to 3000 cps. The weight average molecular weight is, determined by GPC with PEO standards, about 500,000 Daltons.

According to the dye complexation procedure of Instant Example 1, the instant dye-polymer complex is formed between D&C Red 4 and a linear homopolymer of DADMAC.

EXAMPLE 3 D&C Red 4 Dye Complex with Co-polyDADMAC-copolymethylmethacrylate

A 1-liter reactor equipped with a condenser, a thermometer, a nitrogen inlet, and an overhead agitator is charged with DADMAC monomer (453.8 g, 66% assay), methyl methacrylate (MMA, 15.8 g), deionized water (57.4 g) and Na₄EDTA (0.15 g, 20% assay). The polymerization mixture is purged with nitrogen and heated with agitation to a temperature of 90 C. An aqueous solution containing ammonium persulfate (APS, 5.1 g) is slowly fed to the reactor over 190 minutes. The reaction temperature is allowed to increase to above 100 C and then maintained at reflux temperature (100-110 C) during the APS feed period. After the APS feed, the reaction temperature is lowered to and held at 95 C for about 30 minutes. At this point, an aqueous solution containing sodium metabisufite (MBS, 5.6 g) is added over 30 minutes. The reactor content temperature is held at 95 C for another 30 minutes to complete the polymerization (above 99% conversion). The polymer solution is diluted with sufficient deionized water to achieve a concentration of about 35% solids and cooled to room temperature. Total monomer conversion is measured to be above 99.5%. The final product has a Brookfield viscosity of 23,400 cps at 25° C. and 33.7% polymer solids.

According to the dye complexation procedure of Instant Example 1, the instant dye-polymer complex is formed between D&C Red 4 and the copolymer of DADMAC and methylmethacrylate.

EXAMPLE 4 D&C Red 4 Dye Complex with Co-polyDADMAC-copolymethylmethacrylate

A 1-liter reactor equipped with a condenser, a thermometer, a nitrogen inlet, and an overhead agitator is charged with DADMAC monomer (453.8 g, 66% assay), methyl methacrylate (MMA, 31.6 g), deionized water (57.4 g) and Na₄EDTA (0.15 g, 20% assay). The polymerization mixture is purged with nitrogen and heated with agitation to a temperature of 90 C. An aqueous solution containing ammonium persulfate (APS, 5.1 g) is slowly fed to the reactor over 190 minutes. The reaction temperature is allowed to increase to above 100 C and then maintained at reflux temperature (100-110 C) during the APS feed period. After the APS feed, the reaction temperature is lowered to and held at 95 C for about 30 minutes. At this point, an aqueous solution containing sodium metabisufite (MBS, 5.6 g) is added over 30 minutes. The reactor content temperature is held at 95 C for another 30 minutes to complete the polymerization (above 99% conversion). The polymer solution is diluted with sufficient deionized water to achieve a concentration of about 35% solids and cooled to room temperature. Total monomer conversion is measured to be above 99.5%. The final product has a Brookfield viscosity of 5300 cps at 25° C. and 35.1% polymer solids.

According to the dye complexation procedure of Instant Example 1, the instant dye-polymer complex is formed between D&C Red 4 and the copolymer of DADMAC and methyl methacrylate.

EXAMPLE 5 D&C Red 4 Dye Complex with Co-polyDADMAC-copolystyrene

A 1-liter reactor equipped with a condenser, a thermometer, a nitrogen inlet, and an overhead agitator is charged with DADMAC monomer (453.8 g, 66% assay), styrene (7.9 g), deionized water (57.4 g) and Na₄EDTA (0.15 g, 20% assay). The polymerization mixture is purged with nitrogen and heated with agitation to a temperature of 90 C. An aqueous solution containing ammonium persulfate (APS, 5.1 g) is slowly fed to the reactor over 190 minutes. The reaction temperature is allowed to increase to above 100 C and then maintained at reflux temperature (100-110 C) during the APS feed period. After the APS feed, the reaction temperature is lowered to and held at 95 C for about 30 minutes. At this point, an aqueous solution containing sodium metabisufite (MBS, 5.6 g) is added over 30 minutes. The reactor content temperature is held at 95 C for another 30 minutes to complete the polymerization (above 99% conversion). The polymer solution is diluted with sufficient deionized water to achieve a concentration of about 35% solids and cooled to room temperature. Total monomer conversion is measured to be above 99.5%. The final product has a Brookfield viscosity of 2830 cps at 25° C. and 36.5% polymer solids.

According to the dye complexation procedure of Instant Example 1, the instant dye-polymer complex is formed between D&C Red 4 and the copolymer of DADMAC and styrene.

EXAMPLE 6 D&C Red 4 Dye Complex with Co-polyDADMAC-copolybenzylmethacrylate

A 1-liter reactor equipped with a condenser, a thermometer, a nitrogen inlet, and an overhead agitator is charged with DADMAC monomer (453.8 g, 66% assay), benzyl methacrylate (15.8 g), deionized water (57.4 g) and Na₄EDTA (0.15 g, 20% assay). The polymerization mixture is purged with nitrogen and heated with agitation to a temperature of 90 C. An aqueous solution containing ammonium persulfate (APS, 5.1 g) is slowly fed to the reactor over 190 minutes. The reaction temperature is allowed to increase to above 100 C and then maintained at reflux temperature (100-110 C) during the APS feed period. After the APS feed, the reaction temperature is lowered to and held at 95 C for about 30 minutes. At this point, an aqueous solution containing sodium metabisufite (MBS, 5.6 g) is added over 30 minutes. The reactor content temperature is held at 95 C for another 30 minutes to complete the polymerization (above 99% conversion). The polymer solution is diluted with sufficient deionized water to achieve a concentration of about 35% solids and cooled to room temperature. Total monomer conversion is measured to be above 99.5%. The final product has a Brookfield viscosity of 15,440 cps at 25° C. and 36.3% polymer solids.

According to the dye complexation procedure of Instant Example 1, the instant dye-polymer complex is formed between D&C Red 4 and the copolymer of DADMAC and benzyl methacrylate.

EXAMPLE 7 D&C Red 4 Dye Complex with Co-polyDADMAC-copolybutylmethacrylate

A 1-liter reactor equipped with a condenser, a thermometer, a nitrogen inlet, and an overhead agitator is charged with DADMAC monomer (453.8 g, 66% assay, Aldrich), butyl methacrylate (15.8 g, Aldrich), deionized water (57.4 g) and Na₄EDTA (0.15 g, 20% assay, Aldrich). The polymerization mixture is purged with nitrogen and heated with agitation to a temperature of 90 C. An aqueous solution containing ammonium persulfate (APS, 5.1 g, Aldrich) is slowly fed to the reactor over 190 minutes. The reaction temperature is allowed to increase to above 100 C and then maintained at reflux temperature (100-110 C) during the APS feed period. After the APS feed, the reaction temperature is lowered to and held at 95 C for about 30 minutes. At this point, an aqueous solution containing sodium metabisufite (MBS, 5.6 g, Aldrich) is added over 30 minutes. The reactor content temperature is held at 95 C for another 30 minutes to complete the polymerization (above 99% conversion). The polymer solution is diluted with sufficient deionized water to achieve a concentration of about 35% solids and cooled to room temperature. Total monomer conversion is measured to be above 99.5%. The final product has a Brookfield viscosity of 15,200 cps at 25° C. and 35.2% polymer solids.

According to the dye complexation procedure of Instant Example 1, the instant dye-polymer complex is formed between D&C Red 4 and the copolymer of DADMAC and butyl methacrylate.

EXAMPLE 8 D&C Red 4 Dye Complex with Co-polyDADMAC-copolyethoxylated nonylphenol acrylate

A 1-liter reactor equipped with a condenser, a thermometer, a nitrogen inlet, and an overhead agitator is charged with DADMAC monomer (453.8 g, 66% assay based on weight, Aldrich), ethyoxiated nonylphenol acrylate (15.8 g, SR504, Sartomer), deionized water (57.4 g) and Na₄EDTA (0.15 g, 20% assay, Aldrich). The polymerization mixture is purged with nitrogen and heated with agitation to a temperature of 90 C. An aqueous solution containing ammonium persulfate (APS, 5.1 g, Aldrich) is slowly fed to the reactor over 190 minutes. The reaction temperature is allowed to increase to above 100 C and then maintained at reflux temperature (100-110 C) during the APS feed period. After the APS feed, the reaction temperature is lowered to and held at 95 C for about 30 minutes. At this point, an aqueous solution containing sodium metabisufite (MBS, 5.6 g, Aldrich) is added over 30 minutes. The reactor content temperature is held at 95 C for another 30 minutes to complete the polymerization (above 99% conversion). The polymer solution is diluted with sufficient deionized water to achieve a concentration of about 35% solids and cooled to room temperature. Total monomer conversion is measured to be above 99.5%. The final product has a Brookfield viscosity of 19,500 cps at 25° C. and 34.8% polymer solids.

According to the dye complexation procedure of Instant Example 1, the instant dye-polymer complex is formed between D&C Red 4 and the copolymer of DADMAC and ethoxylated nonylphenol acrylate.

EXAMPLE 9 D&C Red 4 Dye Complex with Hydrophobically Crosslinked Poly-DADMAC

To a suitable reactor kettle equipped with a condenser, a thermometer, a nitrogen inlet, and an overhead agitator is charged with DADMAC aqueous solution (452.51 g, 65.9% assay by weight, Aldrich), diallylamine (1.809 g, >99% assay by weight, Aldrich), concentrated hydrochloric acid (1.62 g, 37% assay by weight), Na₄EDTA (0.6 g, 20% assay by weight, Aldrich), and deionized water (96.81 g). The polymerization mixture is purged with nitrogen and heated with agitation to a temperature of 80 C. An aqueous solution containing ammonium persulfate (3.5 g, APS, Aldrich) dissolved in deionized water (66.5 g) is slowly fed into the reactor over 280 minutes. The reaction temperature is allowed to increase to above 90 C and then maintained at 90-100 C during the APS feed period. After the APS feed, the reaction mixture is diluted with deionized water to a concentration of about 35% solids and held at 90 C for about thirty minutes. At this point, an aqueous solution containing sodium metabisufite (MBS, 3.00 g) dissolved in deionized water (12 g) is added over ten minutes. The reactor contents are held at 90 C for another 30 minutes to complete the polymerization. The polymer solution is diluted with sufficient deionized water to about 30% solids. The final product (12zs79B) has a Brookfield viscosity of 1,600 cps at 25° C. and a pH of 3.

In a 1-liter reactor fitted with a mechanical stirrer, addition funnel and condenser is charged with 250.00 grams of the above synthesized polymer (12zs79B) and deionized water (143.6 g). The reactor content is heated to 72° C. with agitation and adjusted with NaOH aqueous solution to a pH of 10. After the pH adjustment, diglycidyl ether bisphenol A (0.89 g, DGEBA, average MW=348) is added into the reactor. The crosslinking reaction is allowed to proceed at 70° C. until little to no increase in viscosity is observed. After the reaction, the polymer solution is diluted with deionized water to 20% solids and adjusted with concentrated HCI solution to a pH of 4.5. The final product is a gel-free white-emulsion-like polymer solution with a Brookfield viscosity of 35,200 cps at 25 C.

According to the dye complexation procedure of Instant Example 1, the instant dye-polymer complex is formed between D&C Red 4 and the hydrophobically crosslinked polymer of DADMAC.

EXAMPLE 10 In-situ Formed Beads of FD&C Blue 1 Dye Complex with Linear Poly-DADMAC

A 0.5-liter reactor equipped with a condenser, a thermometer, a nitrogen inlet, and an overhead agitator is charged with Naphthol Spirits oil (240 g, CITGO) and 1.2 g of polymer stabilizer (a copolymer of methyl methacrylate and acrylic acid). To the reactor is added an agitated monomer and dye aqueous solution consisting of DADMAC (206.2 g, 66.5% assay by weight, Aldrich), Na₄EDTA (0.012 g, 20% assay by weight, Aldrich), 2,2′-azobis(2-amidinopropane)dihydrochloride, (6.61 g, V50, Wako, 41% assay by weight) and FD&C blue #1 dye (1.43 g, Aldrich). The reactor content is purged with nitrogen and heated to and held at 40 C for one hour, 50 C for two hours, and 60 C for two and half hours. An aliquot of reaction is taken and the viscosity is determined to be 3200 cps at 20% solids at 25 C. At this point, the reaction mixture is heated to reflux temperature at 82±2.0 C for about 2 hours and the water is azeotropically removed. The reaction mixture is cooled and filtered. The filtered cake was further dried in an oven at 90 C for 3 hours. The final product consists of free flowing beads of intense dark blue color with particle size of about 300 micrometers.

The FD&C blue #1 dye is soluble in polar solvents such as isopropanol. The instant beads of the dye-polymer complex with polyDADMC are insoluble in isopropanol and show no color bleeding (color dispersal) to the liquid phase.

EXAMPLE 11 Beads of FD&C Blue 1 Dye Complex with Crosslinked Poly-DADMAC Hydrogel Beads

A 0.5-liter reactor equipped with a condenser, a thermometer, a nitrogen inlet, and an overhead agitator is charged with Naphthol Spirits oil (240 g, CITGO) and 1.2 g of polymer stabilizer (a copolymer of methyl methacrylate and acrylic acid). To the reactor is added an agitated aqueous monomer solution consisting of DADMAC (206.2 g, 66.5% assay by weight, Aldrich), Na₄EDTA (0.012 g, 20% assay by weight, Aldrich), 2,2′-azobis(2-amidinopropane)dihydrochloride, (6.61 g, V50, Wako, 41% assay by weight) and methylenebisacrylamide (2.7 g, Aldrich). The reactor content is purged with nitrogen and heated to and held at 40 C for one hour, 50 C for two hours, and 60 C for two and half hours. At this point, the reaction mixture is heated to reflux temperature at 82±2.0 C for about 2 hours and the water is azeotropically removed. The reaction mixture is cooled and filtered. The filtered cake was further dried in an oven at 90 C for 3 hours. The final product consists of free flowing beads with a particle size of about 300 micrometers.

A FD&C blue #1 dye aqueous solution (12.4 g, 6% assay by weight, Aldrich) is added to crosslinked poly-DADMAC beads, as prepared above, (3 g on a dry basis) in deionized water (124.7 g) with agitation. After standing overnight for the completion of the dye complexing process, the beads have shrunk and become dark blue in color. The aqueous phase is very light blue in color. The pigment bead slurry is filtered and washed thrice with copious amounts of deionized water and twice with acetone. After being dried in a 100 C oven for 24 hours, the product is ground to a powder using a SPEX freezer mill to yield about 4.3 g of blue dye-polymer complex which is insoluble in organic solvent and water.

EXAMPLE 12 Beads of FD&C Red 2 Dye Complex with Crosslinked Poly-DADMAC Hydrogel Beads(16zs11)

A FD&C Red 2 dye aqueous solution (10 g, 5% assay by weight, Aldrich) is added to crosslinked poly-DADMAC beads, as prepared in Instant Example 11, (1.3 g on a dry basis) in deionized water (49.7 g) with agitation. After standing overnight for the completion of the dye complexing process, the beads have shrunk and become dark red in color. The aqueous phase is very light red in color. The pigment bead slurry is filtered and washed thrice with copious amounts of deionized water. After being dried in an 80 C oven for 5 hours, the product is ground to a powder using a SPEX freezer mill to yield about 1.5 g of red dye-polymer complex which is insoluble in organic solvent and water.

EXAMPLE 13 Beads of FD&C Red 6 Dye Complex with Crosslinked Poly-DADMAC

A FD&C Red 6 dye aqueous solution (5.4 g, 0.3% assay by weight, Ciba CALISHA) is added to crosslinked poly-DADMAC beads (0.2 g on a dry basis) in deionized water (3 g) with agitation. After standing overnight for the completion of the dye complexing process, the hydrogel beads have shrunk and become dark red in color. The aqueous phase is very light red in color. The bead slurry is filtered and washed thrice with copious amounts of deionized water. After being dried in an 80 C oven for 5 hours, the product is ground to a powder using a SPEX freezer mill to yield about 0.2 g of red dye-polymer complex which is insoluble in organic solvent and water.

EXAMPLE 14 FD&C Blue 1 Dye Complex with Polyepiamine

Polyepiamine (6.55 g, 100% solids, molecular weight and other data is located in Instant Example 1) is added to a FD&C blue #1 aqueous solution (32.5 g, 6% assay by weight) with agitation. Soft sticky coagulum precipitates out. The water insoluble precipitate is collected and washed with copious amounts of deionized water until little to no blue color was seen in the filtrate. After drying in an 80 C oven for 20 hrs, the desired solid product (1 g) is obtained as a lustrous violet dye-polymer complex with a metal shining appearance.

EXAMPLE 15 D&C Red 4 Dye Complex with a Modified DADMAC/Diallylamine Copolymer

In 1 L reactor equipped with the necessary auxiliary equipment, DADMAC (65 wt %, 260 g, Aldrich), diallylamine (97%, 19.4 g, Aldrich, DAA) and Na₄EDTA (0.4 g, dissolved in 2.95 g of deionized water, Aldrich) are added. To the mixture, concentrated hydrochloric acid (19.1, 37% assay by weight) and deionized water (24 g) are added. The solution is heated to 92 C and ammonium persulfate initiator (3.3 g, dissolved in 18.5 g of deionized water, Aldrich) is added at a rate of 0.05 mL/min. During the polymerization, water is added if the solution viscosity becomes too high. After addition of the initiator, the solution is further stirred for an additional one hour. Sodium metabisulfite (6 g dissolved in 24 g deionized water, Aldrich) is then added at 0.5 mL/min and the solution is further stirred for another hour, after which water is added to bring the solid content to about 40% by weight. The molecular weight of the instant copolymer is 315,000 Daltons.

An aliquot of the DADMAC/DM copolymer described above (100 g, 40 wt % solids content, 10 wt % DAA) is diluted by adding deionized water (200 g). An aqueous solution of NaOH (2 g, dissolved in 10 g of deionized water, 50 mmol) is added. The mixture is heated to 70 C with stirring. To this solution, Quab 426 (Degussa, 40 wt % in propane-1,2-diol/water, 4.6 g, 4.3 mmol) is added. The mixture is stirred for ten hours at this temperature. Water is added during the reaction if the solution viscosity becomes too high and agitation becomes difficult. The solid content of final product is 11.8 wt %.

Preparation of the Complex. A one % by weight aqueous solution of the copolymer above (30 mL) is added gradually over 10 minutes to a one % by weight aqueous solution of Red D&C #4 Dye (Puricolor, Ciba Specialty Chemicals, 30 mL) with rapid stirring. A deep red precipitate is formed throughout the addition. The mixture is stirred for an additional 10 minutes, then let stand so that all solids settle to the bottom. The pale orange/pink solution is decanted from the deep red solid. The solid is then washed with deionized water three times by stirring in 10 mL for 10 minutes each and decanting as above. The solid was then air dried for two days and collected. The desired product is obtained (0.41 g) as a brilliant red dye-polymer complex.

Evaluation of Color Bleed from Complex. Approximately 50 mg of the isolated solid dye-polymer complex is placed in 10 mL of deionized water and shaken briefly. It is then allowed to stand in a sealed vial for one week. Visual evaluation of the water indicates only a very faint orange color of the aqueous layer indicating little to no bleed into the aqueous layer.

EXAMPLE 16 Aqueous Test Formulation

An aqueous based test formulation is prepared as follows:

sodium laureth sulfate (30%, TEXAPON NSO, Cognis) 30% cocamidopropylbetaine (30%, DEHYTON K, Cognis) 10% Instant dye-polymer complex 0.001%   benzotriazole UV Absorber* 0.05%   citric acid (10% aqueous solution) to pH 6 deionized water to 100% *UV absorber is 3-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-hydroxy-5-(1-methylpropyl)-benzenesulfonic acid monosodium salt.

About 20 mL of each of the aqueous test formulations is placed in a borosilicate glass bottle. The glass bottles are exposed in an Atlas Ci-65 Xenon arc WeatherOmeter, AATCC Test Method 16. Color measurements are performed on a Hunter Ultrascan XE spectrophotometer. Delta L, a and b values are the difference between the initial values and the values at each interval. It is seen that the dye-polymer complexs of the present invention provide excellent color stability in home or fabric care products.

EXAMPLE 17 Aqueous Test Formulation

An aqueous based test formulation is prepared as follows:

sodium laureth sulfate (30%, TEXAPON NSO, Cognis) 30% cocamidopropylbetaine (30%, DEHYTON K, Cognis) 10% instant dye-polymer complex 0.001%   UV absorber 0.05%   citric acid (10% aqueous solution) to pH 6 deionized water to 100% *UV absorber is an s-triazine derivative.

About 20 mL of each of the aqueous test formulations is placed in a borosilicate glass bottle. The glass bottles are exposed in an Atlas Ci-65 Xenon arc WeatherOmeter, AATCC Test Method 16, option E. Color measurements are performed on a Hunter Ultrascan XE spectrophotometer. Delta L, a and b values are the difference between the initial values and the values at each interval. It is seen that the dye-polymer complexes of the present invention provide excellent color stability in home or fabric care products.

EXAMPLE 18 Aqueous Test Formulation

An aqueous based test formulation is prepared as follows:

sodium laureth sulfate (30%, TEXAPON NSO, Cognis) 30% cocamidopropylbetaine (30%, DEHYTON K, Cognis) 10% instant dye-polymer complex 0.001%   UV absorber 0.05%   citric acid (10% aqueous solution) to pH 6 deionized water to 100% *UV absorber is a benzophenone derivative.

About 20 mL of each of the aqueous test formulations is placed in a borosilicate glass bottle. The glass bottles are exposed in an Atlas Ci-65 Xenon arc WeatherOmeter, AATCC Test Method 16. Color measurements are performed on a Hunter Ultrascan XE spectrophotometer. Delta L, a and b values are the difference between the initial values and the values at each interval. It is seen that the dye-polymer complexes of the present invention provide excellent color stability in home or fabric care products.

EXAMPLE 19 Aqueous Test Formulations

An aqueous based test formulation is prepared as follows:

sodium laureth sulfate (30%, TEXAPON NSO, Cognis) 30% cocamidopropylbetaine (30%, DEHYTON K, Cognis) 10% instant dye-polymer complex 0.001%   UV absorber* 0.05%   instant stabilizer** 0.10%   citric acid (10% aqueous solution) to pH 6 deionized water to 100% *UV absorber is 3-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-hydroxy-5-(1-methylpropyl)-benzenesulfonic acid monosodium salt. Instant stabilizer **is 1-oxyl-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-hydroxypiperidine which is disclosed in WO2003103622, the publication of U.S. Pat. app. No. 60/377,381, filed 05/02/2002, incorporated herein by reference.

About 20 mL of each of the aqueous test formulations is placed in a borosilicate glass bottle. The glass bottles are also exposed to accelerated fluorescent lighting, Philips, 40 Watt, Daylight Deluxe (D65), full exposure to light. Color measurements are performed on a Hunter Ultrascan XE spectrophotometer. Delta L, a and b values are the difference between the initial values and the values at each interval. It is seen that the dye-polymer complexes of the present invention provide excellent color stability in home or fabric care products.

EXAMPLE 20 Toilet Water

The components below are thoroughly mixed in the cited sequence at 50° C., a clear homogeneous solution being obtained. The UV absorber is, for example, 3-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-hydroxy-5-(1-methylpropyl)-benzenesulfonic acid monosodium salt.

Ingredients (w/w) % ethanol, 96% 60 d-limonene 5 cedrene 1.5 citronellol 0.5 savin 0.5 instant dye-polymer complex 0.08 UV absorber 0.1 S,S-EDDS 0.005 colorant (D&C Yellow No. 5) 0.02 water ad. 100

Excellent results are achieved for this example of a toilet water formulation.

EXAMPLE 21 Leather Dressing and Cleaning Agent

The instant dye-polymer complexes and other components are stirred in the cited sequence at about 65° C. until homogeneous. The mixture is then cooled to room temperature.

Ingredients (w/w) % synthetic soap (Zetesap 813) 7.85 Glycerol 6.00 anionic surfactant (Lumorol 4192; Mulsifan RT 13) 22.00 Vaseline 11.00 paraffin 52/54 20.00 Talcum 2.00 orange terpene 4.00 instant dye-polymer complex 0.02 Water 27.13

Excellent results are achieved for this example of a leather dressing and cleaning agent composition.

EXAMPLE 22 Glass Detergent

The components listed below are formulated in the cited sequence until a clear homogeneous mixture is obtained.

Ingredients (w/w) % anionic/amphoteric surfactants (Lumorol RK) 0.7 butyl glycol 5.0 Isopropanol 20.0 d-limonene 4.00 dye-polymer complex 0.02 water, demin. ad. 100

Excellent results are achieved for this example of a glass detergent formulation.

EXAMPLE 23 Dye Augmentation in Fabrics

The dye-polymer complexes are each deposited (from water) on a dyed cotton fabric at 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5 and 1.0 percent by weight, based on the weight of the cotton. The dyed fabrics contain the following dyes at 0.05, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.5 percent by weight based on cotton. This results in 60 separate formulations for each dye listed:

-   Scarlet HE-3G -   Crimson HE-XL -   Yellow HE-6G -   Red HE-XL -   Blue HE-XL -   Turquoise H-A -   Navy HE-XL -   Remazol -   Red RB -   Brilliant Red RBS -   Orange FR -   Navy CG -   Turquoise G -   Black B

The cotton fabrics are subjected to light exposure in an Atlas Ci-65 Xenon arc WetherOmeter or to accelerated fluorescent lighting. The present dye-polymer complexes provide outstanding additional coloration to the dyed fabrics. This experiment simulates dye augmentation achievable through deposition of the present dye-polymer complexes via treatment with, for example, dye-polymer complex-containing laundry detergent or fabric conditioner.

EXAMPLE 24 Dye Augmentation in Fabrics

The instant dye-polymer complexes and UV absorbers, for example 3-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-hydroxy-5-(1-methylpropyl)-benzenesulfonic acid monosodium salt, are each deposited (from water) on a dyed cotton fabric at 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5 and 1.0 percent by weight, based on the weight of the cotton. The dyed fabrics contain the following dyes at 0.05, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.5 percent by weight based on cotton. This results in 60 separate formulations for each dye listed:

-   Scarlet HE-3G -   Crimson HE-XL -   Yellow HE-6G -   Red HE-XL -   Blue HE-XL -   Turquoise H-A -   Navy HE-XL -   Remazol -   Red RB -   Brilliant Red RBS -   Orange FR -   Navy CG -   Turquoise G -   Black B

The cotton fabrics are subjected to light exposure in an Atlas Ci-65 Xenon arc WetherOmeter or to accelerated fluorescent lighting. The present stabilizers provide outstanding additional coloration to the dyed fabrics. This experiment simulates dye augmentation achievable through deposition of the present dye-polymer complexes via treatment with for example dye-polymer complex-containing laundry detergent or fabric conditioner. 

1. A home or fabric care composition comprising (a) an effective colorizing amount of one or more dye-polymer complexes formed from (i) one or more cationic polymers and (ii) one or more anionic dyes, wherein components (a) (i) and (a) (ii) are complexed to form particles prior to addition to said home or fabric care composition and wherein said complex remains as particles in the finished product; and (b) optional additional ingredients.
 2. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the anionic dyes of component (a) (ii) are selected from the group consisting of halogen-containing acid dyes, reactive dyes, azo dyes, anthraquinone dyes and natural acid dyes.
 3. A composition according to claim 2 wherein the anionic dyes of component (a) (ii) are selected from the group consisting of D and C Red 21, D and C Orange 5, D and C Red 27, D and C Orange 10, D and C Red 6, D and C Red 3, D and C Red 7, D and C Red 2, D and C Red 4, D and C Red 8, D and C Red 33, D and C Yellow 5, D and C Yellow 6, D and C Green 5, D and C Yellow 10, D and C Green 3, D and C Blue 1, D and C Blue 2, D and C Violet 1, Food Black 1 (CI No. 28440), Acid Black 1 (CI No. 20470), Acid Black 2 (CI No. 50420), Food Red 10 (CI No. 18050), Food Blue 1 (CI No. 73015), Food Brown 3 (CI No. 20285), Food Red 3 (CI No. 14720), Food Red 7 (CI No. 16255), Food Yellow No. 4 (CI No. 19140), Food Yellow No. 13 (CI No. 47005), Red No. 102, Red No. 104-1, Red No. 105-1, Red No. 106, Yellow No. 5, Red No. 227, Red No. 230-1, Orange No. 205, Yellow No. 202-1, Yellow No. 203, Green No. 204, Blue No. 205, Brown No. 201, Red No. 401, Red No. 504, Orange No. 402, Yellow No. 403-1, Yellow No. 406, Yellow No. 407, Green No. 401, Violet No. 401, Black No. 401, carminic acid and laccaic acid.
 4. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the weight average molecular weight of the cationic polymer of component (a) (i) is from about 1,000 to about 10 million Daltons.
 5. A composition according to claim 4 wherein the weight average molecular weight of the cationic polymer of component (a) (i) is from about 50,000 to about 5 million Daltons.
 6. A composition according to claim 5 wherein the weight average molecular weight of the cationic polymer of component (a) (i) is from about 200,000 to about 4 million Daltons.
 7. A composition according to claim 6 wherein the weight average molecular weight of the cationic polymer of component (a) (i) is from about 300,000 to about 2 million Daltons.
 8. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the weight ratio of component (a) (i) to component (a) (ii) is from about 10,000:1 to about 1:10,000.
 9. A composition according to claim 8 wherein the weight ratio of component (a) (i) to component (a) (ii) is from about 1,000:1 to about 1:1,000.
 10. A composition according to claim 9 wherein the weight ratio of component (a) (i) to component (a) (ii) is from about 100:1 to about 1:100.
 11. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the dye-polymer complexes of component (a) have a particle size from about 0.001 to about 500 micrometers.
 12. A composition according to claim 11 wherein the dye-polymer complexes of component (a) have a particle size from about 0.01 to about 300 micrometers.
 13. A composition according to claim 12 wherein the dye-polymer complexes of component (a) have a particle size from about 1 to about 300 micrometers.
 14. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the cationic polymer of component (a) (i) is a reaction product of 1 to 100 weight percent of at least one cationic monomer I_(b), 0 to 99 weight percent of one or more other copolymerizable monomers II, and optionally, 0 to 10 weight percent of a crosslinking agent.
 15. A composition according to claim 14 wherein the cationic polymer of component (a) (i) contains groups selected from the group consisting of primary, secondary, and tertiary amines and their salts, and quaternary ammonium and phosphonium salts, and mixtures thereof.
 16. A composition according to claim 15 wherein the cationic polymer of component (a) (i) is obtained from homopolymerization of at least one cationic monomer I_(b) or copolymerization of I_(b) with a copolymerizable monomer II, wherein the cationic monomer is selected from diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride, diallyldimethyl ammonium bromide, diallyldimethyl ammonium sulfate, diallyidimethyl ammonium phosphates, dimethallyldimethyl ammonium chloride, diethylallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, diallyl di(beta-hydroxyethyl)ammonium chloride, and diallyl di(beta-ethoxyethyl)ammonium chloride; aminoalkyl acrylates; N,N′-dimethylaminopropyl acrylamide and its salts, allylamine and its salts, diallylamine and its salts, vinylamine and its salts, vinyl pyridine and its salts, and mixtures thereof.
 17. A composition according to claim 1 further comprising (c) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ultraviolet light absorbers, antioxidants, tocopherol, tocopherol acetate, hindered amine light stabilizers, complex formers, optical brighteners, surfactants, and polyorganosiloxanes.
 18. A composition according to claim 17 where the ultraviolet light absorbers are selected from the group consisting of 2H-benzotriazoles, s-triazines, benzophenones, alpha-cyanoacrylates, oxanilides, benzoxazinones, benzoates and alpha-alkyl cinnamates.
 19. A composition according to claim 1 further comprising (d) a dye or a pigment or mixtures thereof.
 20. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the dye-polymer complex of component (a) is present in a concentration of about 0.0001 weight % to about 50 weight % based on the total composition.
 21. A composition according to claim 20 where the dye-polymer complex of component (a) is present in a concentration of about 0.01 weight % to about 25 weight % based on the total composition.
 22. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the home or fabric care product is selected from the group consisting of laundry products, fabric softeners, liquid cleansing agents, scouring agents, glass detergents, neutral cleaners all-purpose cleaners, acidic bathroom cleaners, bathroom cleaners, washing agents, rinsing agents, dishwashing agents, kitchen cleaners, oven cleaners, clear rinsing agents, dishwasher detergents, shoe polishes, polishing waxes, floor detergents, floor polishes, metal cleaners, glass cleaners, ceramic cleaners, textile-care products, rug cleaners and carpet shampoos, agents for rust removal, agents for stain removal, furniture polishes, multipurpose polishes, leather dressing agents, vinyl dressing agents, and air fresheners.
 23. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the home or fabric care product is selected from the group consisting of drain cleaners, disinfectant solutions, upholstery cleaners, automotive paint care, automotive tire care, automotive chrome care, vinyl, degreasers, metal polishes, marble cleaners, granite cleaners, ceramic tile cleaners, dryer sheets, candles, gel candles, and fragrance oils.
 24. A method of colorizing a home or fabric care composition which comprises incorporating therein or applying thereto (a) an effective colorizing amount of one or more dye-polymer complexes formed from (i) one or more cationic polymers and (ii) one or more anionic dyes, wherein components (a) (i) and (a) (ii) are complexed to form particles prior to incorporating therein or applying thereto said home or fabric care composition and wherein said complex remains as particles in the finished product.
 25. A method of colorizing a home or fabric care product which additionally contains a dye and/or a pigment or mixtures thereof, which comprises incorporating therein or applying thereto (a) an effective colorizing amount of one or more dye-polymer complexes selected from (i) one or more cationic polymers and (ii) one or more anionic dyes, wherein components (a) (i) and (a) (ii) are complexed to form particles prior to incorporating therein or applying thereto said home or fabric care composition and wherein said complex remains as particles in the finished product.
 26. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the cationic polymer of component (a) (i) is selected from the group consisting of Mannich base containing polymers, polyamines, polyethyleneimines, reaction products of polyamidoamines and epichlorohydrin, reaction products of polyamines and epichlorohydrin, dicyandiamide polymers, reaction products of polyamine and dicyandiamide polymers, reaction products of polydicyandiamide and formaldehyde, and reaction products of epichlorohydrin and amines.
 27. A composition according to claim 26 wherein the cationic polymer of component (a) (i) is linear or crosslinked.
 28. A composition according to claim 26 wherein the cationic polymer of component (a) (i) is a reaction product of epichlorohydrin and dimethylamine with ethylenediamine as a crosslinking agent. 